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Slant-top desk, Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart, mid-18th century, Tulipwood, satiné, satinwood, kingwood and green-stained wood, lea…
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Desk

Slant-top desk

Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart · mid-18th century

Medium
Tulipwood, satiné, satinwood, kingwood and green-stained wood, leather
Dimensions
38 × 36 1/2 × 20 in. (96.5 × 92.7 × 50.8 cm)
Accession
26.168.74
Credit line
Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
Culture
French
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